/*
 * Copyright (C) 2011 Henning Schmiedehausen
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
 *
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
 * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
 * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 * under the License.
 */

package com.ning.maven.plugins.dependencyversionscheck.strategy;

import com.ning.maven.plugins.dependencyversionscheck.version.Version;

/**
 * A strategy implementation decides whether two versions are compatible with each other.
 */
public interface Strategy
{
    /**
     * Returns the name of the strategy.
     */
    String getName();

    /**
     * Returns true if an artifact with Version b can be replaced by an artifact with Version a.
     */
    boolean isCompatible(Version a, Version b);
}

